Tag: Review

  • Book Review: Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

    Book Review: Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

    Kat Cho is merely known for her fantasy books based on Asian folklore and mythology. But did you know she also published two romance companion novels? I didn’t, until I stumbled upon both books on another blog. The first book in this interconnected duology is Once Upon a K-Prom and tells the story of two…

  • Book Review: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel

    Book Review: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel

    I always enjoy a good historical fiction novel and I always end up reading those about World War II. Weina Dai Randel’s The Last Rose of Shanghai has been on my TBR since late 2021, but I never picked it up, although I really wanted to do so. Clearly I was on a cleaning my…

  • Book Review: Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

    Book Review: Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

    When I decided to compile my list of young adult books to diversify your reading not that long ago, I stumbled upon Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg. Truth be told, I actually forgot about this one. It happened to be on both my TBR and Kindle since late 2021, but I probably lost…

  • Book Review: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

    Book Review: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

    My first introduction to books by Rebecca Ross was back in 2019, when I was allowed to read the Dutch edition of The Queen’s Rising for a young adult blog on a Dutch bookish platform. I vividly remember I was struggling with it at the time and couldn’t join the hype train. In hindsight I…

  • Book Review: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

    Book Review: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

    If you were a teenager in the mid or late 2000s, it’s most likely that you have been watching Nickelodeon and iCarly in particular. Jennette McCurdy therefore isn’t a strange name to you. However, this former actress was a child star at the time and elaborated in depth on her experience on being a child…